"Nabokovism" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Nabokovisms [plural]
Etymology: From Nabokov + -ism. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Nabokov|ism}} Nabokov + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} Nabokovism (countable and uncountable, plural Nabokovisms)
  1. An attitude or turn of phrase characteristic of the Russian-American novelist Vladimir Nabokov (1899-1977). Tags: countable, uncountable

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